The Politics of Religious Party Change: Islamist and Catholic Parties in Comparative Perspective

by A. Kadir Yildirim

The Politics of Religious Party Change examines the ideological change and secularization of religious political parties and asks: when and why do religious parties become less anti-system? In a comparative analysis, the book traces the striking similarities in the historical origins of Islamist and Catholic parties in the Middle East and Western Europe, chronicles their conflicts with existing religious authorities, and analyzes the subsequently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009170740
• ISBN13: 9781009170741
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"